vegnurse21

vegnurse21 has 10 years experience.

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1. Northern Kentucky University online MSN reviews

   vegnurse21 replied to RN58140's topic in NP Students

   I started 5 weeks ago and this is 100% how I feel about it. It's completely self taught, I would love to have their jobs..they don't do anything lol.

2. Humana Employees

   vegnurse21 replied to Cindy S's topic in Case Management

   Umm..I couldn't have dreamed up a better job than what Humana has offered me as a care manager. I love the company and love my job. Of course there's metrics to meet, that's how anywhere is. It is a company after all, and a very successful one. I joi...

3. Travel Case Manager

   vegnurse21 replied to intothemoon's topic in Case Management

   I had no idea you could even do this lol. Let us know how it's going!

4. For nurses who work from home

   vegnurse21 replied to luvsfallin's topic in Case Management

   I know I'm pretty late to this but I would be interested in finding out where some you all that hate working from home in CM are working. I work from home w/insurance and LOVE IT. I don't have kids but even if I did I would definitely have to arrange...

5. Intake Nurse

   vegnurse21 replied to fiba's topic in Psychiatric

   Intake at my facility was very different. We did screenings via the telephone and got patients from outlying facilities. We only went to the ER if there was a conflict of some kind between the psychiatrist and the ER staff. The patients had to "meet ...

6. Changing Attitudes of a Psych Nurse

   vegnurse21 replied to wingding's topic in Psychiatric

   I had to leave bedside psych nursing for the exact reasons you mentioned in your original post. I was having nightmares about knocking a patient out cold because they can just be such jerks. I DO still have all the empathy and caring in the world for...

7. How hard really is intermediate Care

   vegnurse21 replied to RN_Student14's topic in Cardiac

   I am on my feet literally for at least 10+ hours of the day on a step down unit. Sometimes the whole entire shift. It's so crazy because we have tons of post op patients who are out of the critical period but still very prone to rhythm changes, bleed...

8. Gift for a new grad nurse

   vegnurse21 replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Job Hunt

   Etsy has some absolutely adorable nurse things that you can get personalized. A friend of mine just graduated and I got her this really cute sticker for her car with her initials inside of a stethoscope. Highly recommend etsy for gift giving!

9. Specifics about the required ICU experience

   vegnurse21 replied to jordiRN's topic in SRNA

   From my limited googling on this subject, step-down in any form does NOT count and they want you to have experience with invasive lines and swans. Stepdown, ER, PACU, none of those count. It has to be cut and dried ICU.

10. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    vegnurse21 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Location: Southwest Ohio Pay: $26/hr Area: Step down RN with 1 class left of BSN Years of experience: 8 Full time Shift diff is $4/hr for evenings/nights..no shift diff for weekends at all. This survey is really making me think I should have asked...

11. Level of comfort in practice?

    vegnurse21 replied to vegnurse21's topic in NP

    Thank you guys. :) She never called for my phone appt when she was supposed to btw I was quite annoyed. I have to wonder with the amount of schools offering NP now especially online (which is the way I like to do things) if they are all up to par or...

12. Level of comfort in practice?

    vegnurse21 replied to vegnurse21's topic in NP

    Thank you Brit! Very helpful! I have an appt today at 3 to speak with someone about the program close to me. :)

13. Level of comfort in practice?

    vegnurse21 replied to vegnurse21's topic in NP

    LOL I agree with you on that. I have done tons of youtube-ing with this new floor I'm on just trying to get the grasp of things. It's been immensely helpful!

14. Level of comfort in practice?

    vegnurse21 posted a topic in NP

    Forgive me for my username...I picked it out 10+ years ago when I was entering nursing school . Just giving my background...2 years med/surg, 6 years of psych, just now started on a cardiac step-down unit. Each unit has been it's own learning experie...

15. Clinical Psychologist or Psychiatric Nursing?

    vegnurse21 replied to eroo's topic in Psychiatric

    No I am aware of this but the OP didn't specify NP, they just said psychiatric nursing. And I would NOT feel comfortable going to a PMHNP that didn't have extensive experience first since they are able to do meds, etc. It's just my opinion of course,...